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How has your week gone? Mine has been at break neck speed: lots and lots of sewing! I’m trying hard to focus on my ball gown project (just a couple weeks to go ’til the event! Yikes!), and not get distracted by all the pretty inspiration I’ve seen popping up online this week (I fully blame NY Fashion Week for this. *ahem*). I know I’ve written about this before, but I go through periods of not being able to stay on target with just one project. This would be one of those times! haha! I have loads to show y’all on the nitty-gritty construction aspects of this project, which I shall post about early next week!
This weekend is my Mom’s birthday! It’s making me somewhat melancholy that we won’t be able to do our usual birthday thing: go out to afternoon tea. But I keep thinking of the memory of the lovely tearoom we visited when she came down in March. That shall have to suffice for everyone’s birthdays for now, I suppose. Happy Birthday, Mom!
- Sal wrote an excellent article titled “Defending Dressing“. I wish I had read that years ago when I started dressing up more!
- This beautiful, Asian themed party decor looks straight out of a storybook. Love!!!
- What an excellent idea for post on photographer Mike Disfarmer really caught my eye this week.
- Fabric flowers are popping up a lot on my radar lately, and I found another tutorial on making some fun Poppy Boutonnieres!
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The vintage image for this week hails from the 1920s. I’m sure you all are thinking “she doth protest too much that she isn’t that into the 20s” considering my frequent mention of it lately. lol! I think it was the “Spell” video over at Lula Magazine that got me really into a 1920s mood today; I adore the silent film quality to the piece and it got me dreaming about 20s clothes (if only it was a silhouette I could pull off!). Though this page isn’t full of gauzy, dreamy wonderfulness, it’s the coat that got me. I love those big, loose, wrap-yourself-up style coats. I’ve dreamed for several autumns past of making a luxuriously warm 20s coat (obviously not happening this year). I’ll take one of the jaunty and “stylish gros-grain [sic] ribbon tam” too (lower left)!
I hope you have a glorious weekend!
Another gorgeous post from you. A ball gown? Is there no end to your talent?! I can’t wait to see it, be sure to post up lots of pictures.
The 20s is my favourite era and I’m so glad you’ve focused on it with those gorgeous images. I don’t think that it really suits my shape either but I can’t stop loving it all the same. You’re lucky though you can wear anything and look amazing
Polly x
Wow! What a surprise! I check your blog first thing every morning, and never expected this. It made me squishy!!! Thank you so much for the wishes. I love you.
Mom
Thanks for the shout-out, Casey!
I cannot wait to see how your dress comes out! You’ve been really inspiring me to take out some retro inspired projects that I started long before I had my daughter and finish them and even start new ones!
Thanks again for a lovely inspiration Friday. How do you find some of these images? How they’re tagged? Friends-network? They are always so gorgeous.
I think I would actually ,murder someone in exchange for a 1920s coat, I saw a very beautiful one once but unfortunately cost hundreds of dollars which I did not and still do not have…Thank you for the inspirational images
i really enjoyed this inspiration post! those pictures Francesca posted on Flickr about her end of summer game of uncle wiggily were saved straight to my inspiration folder as well!
hope you have a great weekend! xo
aw I see you put me in your wonderful collage! & 20′s coats are the best! I have a few of them I should showcase. have a great weekend!
I just can’t wait to see your ball gown, Casey. =D
Oh, gosh, I know just what you mean about that kind of coat – they’re probably my favourite 1920s style item. There’s something so romantic about them!
-Andi x
thank you for the inspiration, casey! i loved the asian-themed party.
best of luck with your ballgown!!
Oh so lovely!
Ooo, I can’t wait for the nitty-gritty of the ball-gown, yey! I’m so excited to see how it turns out!
I cant wait to see the construction pictures! I’ve always been fascinated with the ‘making of’ anything – clothes, a drawing, manufactured items – Looking forward to your post!
very happy birthday to your mom from the pacific northwest
Thank you for sharing that article on “Defending Dressing”. It is very silly that i should feel embaressed about dressing up. I wanna look cute! Is that so wrong?!
Lovely pictures! Can’t say I’m a fan of the 20s fashion in real life, but I like pictures of it. And very much appreciatied the link to Defending Dressing, very interesting reading!
I know about living far away from the family, it really takes some time getting used to. Not being able to celebrate birthdays, or just do those small things toghether, it can be quite saddening. But then I visit my mom, and everything is just the same, and it’s comforting to know that. Ah, well. Happy Birthday to your mom!
P.S. Sometimes family can surprise you, my sister gave me about 3 weeks of heads up before she moved across the country to me. A bit of a chock. Lol! But I love having her here!
I love the vintage inspiration this week!
I had a lovely start to my week which then ended up with me being horribly ill and unable to do my photo shoots! So I will just have to read the articles you have recommended and catch up on my blogroll. I am glad you are having a wonderful time and my daughter whose husband was in the Navy says you will LOVE the Ball.
Thanks for the link Defending Dressing. I have definitely felt that being into fashion as much as I am makes me “shallow”. But fashion really is a form of expression and an art. There is no reason for anyone to feel any shame for what their passion is!! Thanks!
julie
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Just wanted to thank the Happy Birthday wishers!
Casey’s Mom
This is a simply adorable inspiration collage! I love every feature